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magic
[ maj-ik ]
/ ËmĂŠdÊ ÉȘk /
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noun
adjective
verb (used with object), mag·icked, mag·ick·ing.
to create, transform, move, etc., by or as if by magic: I magicked him into a medieval knight.
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Origin of magic
synonym study for magic
2. Magic, necromancy, sorcery, witchcraft imply producing results through mysterious influences or unexplained powers. Magic may have glamorous and attractive connotations; the other terms suggest the harmful and sinister. Magic is an art employing some occult force of nature: A hundred years ago television would have seemed to be magic. Necromancy is an art of prediction based on alleged communication with the dead (it is called âthe black art,â because Greek nekrĂłs, dead, was confused with Latin niger, black): Necromancy led to violating graves. Sorcery, originally divination by casting lots, came to mean supernatural knowledge gained through the aid of evil spirits, and often used for evil ends: spells and charms used in sorcery. Witchcraft especially suggests a malign kind of magic, often used against innocent victims: Those accused of witchcraft were executed.
OTHER WORDS FROM magic
quasi-magic, adjectiveWords nearby magic
maghemite, Magherafelt, Maghreb, Maghrebi, Magi, magic, magical, magical thinking, magic bullet, magic carpet, Magic Circle
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British Dictionary definitions for magic
magic
/ (ËmĂŠdÊÉȘk) /
noun
adjective Also: magical
verb -ics, -icking or -icked (tr)
to transform or produce by or as if by magic
(foll by away) to cause to disappear by or as if by magic
Derived forms of magic
magical, adjectivemagically, adverbWord Origin for magic
C14: via Old French magique, from Greek magikÄ witchcraft, from magos magus
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